Locked On Women's Basketball – Daily Podcast On The WNBA

The Next Seattle Storm beat reporter Rowan Schaberg joins host Howard Megdal to talk about the enduring success of the Storm. Despite injuries and illness limiting the roster to just seven players at one point, Seattle keeps rolling on. Breanna Stewart, it turns out, is a good equalizer even when the team is missing some of its key players like Sue Bird and Mercedes Russell. So what has this period taught head coach Noelle Quinn and the Storm? Listen in and find out!

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The Minnesota Lynx continue to struggle with injuries. This week, it's Moriah Jefferson's turn, while Natalie Achonwa has a setback. It all makes for some difficult times for Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve, and The Next Lynx beat reporter Lucas Seehafer joins host Jackie Powell to break it all down. Who can play point guard in Jefferson's absence? How can Minnesota find its typical, playoff form? And what's going to get them there?

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The Next Indiana Fever beat reporter Tony East joins host Jackie Powell to discuss the recent changes in Indiana. The two discuss what to expect from new head coach Carlos Knox, what Gary Kloppenburg can bring to the Indiana staff, and the continued emergence into superstardom of Kelsey Mitchell. Get caught up on a team with promise and drama aplenty!

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The Chicago Sky are 4-3, but that doesn't begin to tell the whole story, as The Next Chicago Sky beat reporter James Kay explains to host Howard Megdal. The two dive into how Chicago is playing at a much faster pace, utilizing their depth and finding ways to generate open threes. Of course, given the personnel, it is just a matter of time until those threes start to go in, with a Tuesday night matchup against the underperforming Phoenix Mercury defense a particularly likely time to see it. Plus, enjoy an inside look at a James Wade postgame presser from a media perspective.

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A big-picture discussion between James Kay and Missy Heidrick of The Next, on just why it is so difficult for players to make WNBA rosters, along with what stands out about who does make these rosters. A look at other aspects of the college/pro axis as well, including why Paige Bueckers is succeeding so well with NIL, and naturally, a lot of Chicago Sky talk.

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The Next's Dave Yapkowitz joins Alex Simon to break down the guard rotation for the Sparks, trying to figure out what's going wrong with the team's five-game losing streak and trying to see what can be done to right the ship.

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Emma Meesseman, foundational member of the 2019 Washington Mystics who won the WNBA title, returned to DC this weekend. The Next Managing Editor and Mystics reporter Jenn Hatfield takes you behind the scenes of that reunion in her conversation with host Howard Megdal. The two dig into Meesseman's legacy in DC, and what the vibes were like all day long. Plus, a Mystics-specific bar? YES, a Mystics-specific bar.

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The Connecticut Sun have become WNBA royalty over the past half-decade. But head coach and general manager Curt Miller hasn't had an easy, obvious path to get there. Host Howard Megdal talks to Miller, and versatile Connecticut star Bri Jones, about the twists and turns for the franchise in our Friday conversation.

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The Dallas Wings are 2-2. They've posted quality road wins in New York and DC already. There's more talent to go around than minutes, both in the frontcourt and at both guard spots. So why is host Howard Megdal so uneasy about Dallas' trajectory? The Next's Wings beat reporter Arie Graham is here to explain it all — from gently pushing back on Megdal's four-big lineup fantasy to discussing how Teaira McCowan and Marina Mabrey's roles are likely to evolve over this 2022 season. The Wings are fascinating, and so is this show.

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Things were grim on Tuesday night in Brooklyn. The New York Liberty were routed by the Connecticut Sun to drop to 1-4 on the season. Sabrina Ionescu was held to just two points, while injuries abound for the New York team trying to learn a whole new system under head coach Sandy Brondello. Our Jackie Powell, The Next's New York Liberty beat reporter, and host Howard Megdal were both covering the game, and take you inside the locker room, along with providing insight about what needs to change in the games ahead.

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